Salt Peanuts Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 I'm not sure if anyone here watches/ed Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch, but Phil Harris, the captain of Cornelia Marie the ship that has been prominently featured on the show, has passed away as a result of a stroke. He will me missed. Deadliest Catch : Discovery Channel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Yep. He was one of my favorites to watch on the show... funny guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 While sad this was hardly unexpected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 RIP Ballou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Ah, that's a shame. Not exactly an easy life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnielee54 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 While sad this was hardly unexpected. Agree with that. Suprised any of them live as long as he did with their lifestyles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 We were sad here too. My 12 year old son and I enjoy watching TV together, and that was one of his favorite shows. I assume the blood thinners from the Pulmonary Embolism put him at risk for the stroke (if it was a brain bleed and not a clot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 I met Phil once at the UniSea Inn bar in Dutch Harbor. This was long before he was on the TV show ('92ish). He was really wanting to see the ship I fished on (F/T Ocean Rover), which was at that time the most modern, luxurious and best producing factory trawler in the Bering Sea. So anyway he came on board for a tour and regaled us with stories of crab fishing. Needless to say it was a lot of fun watching him on Deadliest Catch later. RIP Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Ah, that's a shame. Not exactly an easy life. Watching the show last year with the other Capt (Stig?) thinking he was having a heart attack or something (and chain smoking the whole time), I would say I agree that it wasn't exactly surprising. Still a shame though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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